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Carol Jean Dyer (nee Martin) Obituary and Family Listing Carol Dyer Obituary Greenwood - Carol Dyer was released from the struggles of this life May 14, 2020 having reached the age of 98. She grew up with her mother's parents after her own mother died just days after her birth June 15, 1921. She came of age during the Depression which left her with a love of simple joys: playing the card game Bridge with friends, taking walks with friends or along various travels, and immersing herself in church service. After recovering from tuberculosis in her late teen years, she graduated from Indiana University and married Robert Rockwell Dyer in 1945. Together they reared two daughters, Elaine (Steven) Rainey and Leone (Roger) Burns. She spent 59 years selling magazines on the phone, using the "smile in her voice" to make friends that way. She volunteered at the Indianapolis Art Museum as a docent for over 30 years. She took many trips to experience other cultures, but her favorite trips included her grandchildren. She is also survived by 5 grandchildren, Kyle Rainey, Chad (Angela) Rainey, Todd Rainey, Jack Burns and Debra Mike) Czepizak. She will also be missed by 3 great-grandchildren: Nika, Vaeda, and Coraline. Carol was preceded in death by her parents; Dr. Harold and Leone Martin and her husband; Robert Dyer. Carol's Christian faith brought her to several areas of service including teaching Sunday School, mission trips, singing in the choir and serving on the church board of elders. Her very great joy was being with family, especially her five grandchildren and three great-granddaughters. Carol looked forward to seeing her husband Bob and her savior Jesus as she "enters His gates with thanksgiving." Psalm 100:4 Due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the family will hold a private funeral service with a Celebration of Carol's Life planned for a later date. To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/indystar/name/carol-dyer-obituary?id=1851195

Harold R Martin Obituary and Family Listing The Rev. Harold R. Martin, 91, of Bloomington, a minister at Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington, for more than 30 years, died at 5:10 p.m. yesterday (March 24, 1986) at the Martin Healthcare Center, Bloomington. He was born Aug. 18, 1894, at Lima, Ohio, a son of Julius P. and Alice Perdrizet Martin. He first married Leone Bruce. She died June 26, 1921. He later married Alice Shonkwiler on Oct. 9, 1923, at Washington, D.C. She survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Carol Dyer, Indianapolis, and Susie Martin Shew, Toledo, Ohio; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son and one sister. The Rev. Martin was a graduate of LaPorte High School, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, and McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago. He also attended Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, N.J. He was commissioned an Army First Lieutenant and Chaplain toward the close of World War I. After the war, he served as pastor at many churches in Indiana. He was minister at Second Presbyterian Church, Bloomington, from 1930 to 1962. The Rev. Martin was named moderator of the Presbyterian Church of the USA during the 169th General Assembly of the church from 1957 to 1958, when the church was joined with the United Presbyterian Church. While moderator, the Rev. Martin preached a sermon to President Eisenhower and members of Congress. He also traveled to many parts of the United States as well as foreign countries, including countries in Latin America and the Far East. He received honorary degrees from Monmouth College, Monmouth; Millikin University, Decatur; and Illinois College, Jacksonville. The medical center at Bloomington's Westminster Village was named after him. He was a former member of General Assembly's Commission on Church Union and the National Council of United Presbyterian Men. The Rev. Martin was a former president of the board of directors of the Immanuel Bible Foundation and was a contributing editor of The Presbyterian Outlook magazine. The Pantagraph Bloomington, Illinois · Tuesday, March 25, 1986 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112971889/harold_r_martin

Lillian May Bruce (nee Foster) Obituary and Family Listing Mrs. J. L. HOESEL of near Leiters Ford has received word of the death of Mrs. Lillian BRUCE, which occurred Thursday morning at her residence in Crown Point, Ind. Mrs. Bruce was the wife of Otto J. BRUCE, former resident of Aubbeenaubbee township. The couple celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary last May 16. Funeral services were held in Crown Point Sunday and burial was made in a Crown Point cemetery. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116344027/lilian_may_bruce

Otto James Bruce Obituary and Family Listing Otto J. Bruce, Veteran Lawyer, Dies at 85 Mrs. Hoesel Receives Word Of Brother's Death Mrs. J. L. Hoesel has received word of the death of her brother. Otto J. Bruce. age 85, of Crown Point, who passed away Friday at the Culver Hospital in Crawfordsville. Mr. Bruce was a graduate of Ladoga College, Ladoga, Ind, and of the University of Michigan Law School at Ann Arbor. He taught school in Pulaski County for four years and bad county law in the same office building in Crown Point for the past 60 years. Last November he was honored by the members of the Par Association in Crown Point at a banquet celebrating his 60th anniversary as a practicing lawyer. Surviving relatives include son, Robert Bruce of Crawfordsville: a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Chlagel of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Hoesel. Services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Crown Point Presbyterian Church where he was a member. Mrs. Hoesel, her daughter. Mrs. Barrett Ervine, and son, Evert Hoesel attended the funeral. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116344016/otto-james-bruce